The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-09

hand accom- panied by great pain can be best re-
lieved by the application of water as hot as can
be borne, the hand remaining IN the water Tor
hour. the temperature being maintained TOT
the whole time Nothing will do so much harm
to player to abstain altogether from playing
because he has some trivial injury or sore mus
cles.
AS 10 Sullivan,s umpring. it is related that
IN one of the Philadeipnia games Miller was at
the bat and in dropping to get out OF tho way
of pitched ball threw his bat above has mead
The ball hit the bat and went TO right feld-a
safe hit. Miller never attempted to run. Dut
when the bail was fielded to first base was de-
clared out Manager Wright, sitting on me
PLAYERS bench, could not control himself ana
turned his head TO have good laugh miller
kicked hard against Sullivan's decision ana u
nally called him hard name, for which he was
fined $780, Through DaIrymple's efforts the
fine was afterwards RENTED. Nav ne never
visit Pittsburg again is the wish OF all who wit
messed his rotten work.
It is Manager Mutrie's opinion that he never
had his men under better control than at pres
emit Il feel that know every mans weak
point he said recently. When a manager
management We have more independent play.
ers il the field than any other club. Some OF
our men have considerable property and very
lucrative business in the winter time They
take to playing baseball because they like 1t and
because they can make nice little sum OF mon
ey through the hot term while they enjoy them
selves They are not dependent upon us for
living, and hence they take more liberties than
q poor professional. They know that we can III
afford to lose them as we'll
Pittsburg Dispatch: The Association will
hold meeting next month. and some
of the baseball authorities say that they
look for the death of the organization
then and there, those clubs who favor the
percentage system will be unable to get it
adopted, and they will Immediately drop out 1t
will hardly be as bad as that. There will no
doubt be hot fight. but from present indica-
tons, it looks though sufficient number of
clubs will be swung into line adopt the per-
centage system If there is, Won der Abe will
remain in the Association unless his quarrel
with Byrne and Wikoff causes him to jump out
The chances that there will not be any great
change, If as great. in the Association as there
will be in the League next year.
OF a play in Chicago Saturday the Tribune
says: Sunday made the most brilliant and diff
cult catch ever made on the grounds. 1t twas in
the sixth inning. Richardson second,
with two out, when Herman caught ball just
where he wanted il and drove it away down
toward the big flagstaff Sunday started the
minute it was hit running toward the east like
the wind. He sprinting in the same direc
ton that the ball was flying. and about twenty
feet from the east wall the ball came down over
his left shoulder and was caught. Tiernan was
almost to third base before the ball came down
and was a very badly surprised man when the
umpire called s'outr' Sunday hurt his ankle
came across the grounds toward the players
edge applause four times, and then he finally
had to walk from third base to the bench with
his head uncovered. No play ever aroused such
fhnci acrr